Whananaki bar Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.52° S 174.48° E

Whananaki bar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 05 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whananaki bar sea temperature is
16.1°C
1.1° 

Whananaki bar surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Whananaki bar today (05 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whananaki bar at 10PM is: 0.3m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 05). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Sep)--
Afternoon (05 Sep)1ft (0.3m)11s
Evening (05 Sep)1ft (0.3m)10s

Table - waves today at Whananaki bar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the NW by Sun night).

Sat
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ENE
11
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
22
22
19
19
19
19
18
17
16
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
20
SW
10
WSW
10
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
15
NW
20
NNW
30
NNW
25
NW
25
NNW
30
NNW
35
NW
35
NW
30
NW
25
NW
15
NW
10
WNW
15
WNW
Wind State
off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:39AM1.82m
2:26PM1.87m
2:46AM1.79m
3:34PM1.90m
Low Tide
7:35PM0.45m
8:02AM0.30m
8:42PM0.48m
9:09AM0.31m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:05
6:06
6:06
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
17
14
12
12
12
12
13
16
17
15
15
16
16
16
16
17
15
15
13
Feels °C
15
10
10
10
9
9
10
12
12
11
11
11
11
11
11
13
12
13
10
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